India News | TN Reports 6,785 New COVID-19 Cases,88 Deaths; Infection Count Inching Towards 2 Lakh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. : Tamil Nadu continued to witness a surge in Coronavirus cases with the biggest daily spike of 6,785 fresh infections reported on Friday, pushing the tally towards the two lakh mark.
Chennai, Jul 24 (PTI): Tamil Nadu continued to witness a surge in Coronavirus cases with the biggest daily spike of 6,785 fresh infections reported on Friday, pushing the tally towards the two lakh mark.
The count rose to 1,99,749 with the addition of the fresh cases, a health department bulletin said. The death toll climbed to 3,320 with 88 fatalities.
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On Thursday, the state reported 6,472 new cases and 88 fatalities.
According to the bulletin, 6,504 people were discharged today after recovery, taking the recoveries to 1,43,297. Continuing with the aggressive testing, health workers tested 65,150 samples on Friday, pushing the aggregate to 22,23,019.
Chennai reported 1,299 fresh cases today.PTI
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